Business conditions in the I quarter-quarter 2009 decreased compared to IV-2008. This can be seen from the tendency Index Business (ITB)-I quarter of 2009 decreased from 102.19 a 96.91 in the quarter I-2008.

This is said by the Head of BPS (Badan Pusat Statistik) Rusman Heriawan in a press meet in his office, Jakarta, Jumat (15/5/2009).

"Industry is happy in the financial sector is industry, because if the foreign sector is experiencing a sharp decline, the financial sector in Indonesia is still a record high profit," he said.

Most of the economic sector has decreased the value of the index sectors except electricity, gas, and water index 105.38; the financial sector, leasing and services company that index 107.88, and the services sector index is 102.96.

On the processing industry experienced a decline in business with the most sharp-index value of 89.86.

"The prospects for business in the quarter-II in 2009, seen from the estimated index of 98.35, which means that in general business conditions in the quarter will still decline," said Rusman.

Rusman said most of the economic sector in the quarter-II in 2009 is estimated to decrease sectors except mining and extraction; sector electricity, gas and water supply and services sector. "Sector is estimated to decrease is the largest business processing industry," his him.